Dress shield



g- 31, 1954 c. c. RENDINO 2,687,527

DRESS SHIELD Filed April 23, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOQ' g- 31, 1954 c. c. RENDINO 2,687,527

DRESS SHIELD Filed April 23, 1 952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 8.? NVENTOR cm 5 Patented Aug. 31, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DRESS SHIELD Carmen Charles Rendino, Arlington, Mass. Application April 23, 1952, Serial No. 283,885

1 Claim.

This invention relates to dress shields, and it has for one of its objects to provide an improved dress shield which is constructed so that it can be donned separately and independently of any garment.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved dress shield of this type which gives complete protection against under-arm perspiration.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a dress shield which when donned by the wearer will maintain its position correctly under all circumstances.

In order to give an understanding of the invention, I have illustrated in the drawings a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described, after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a, dress shield embodying my invention looking from the sleeve side thereof.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view looking from the opposite side.

Fig. 3 is a View showing the manner in which the dress shield is worn.

Fig. 4 illustrates the blank from which the dress shield may be made.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary View illustrating the manner in which the dress shield is attached to the shoulder strap of an undergarment.

A dress shield embodying my invention is formed from a one-piece integral body element and presents a sleeve section 3 adapted to entirely embrace and surround the upper portion I of the wearers arm, and a shoulder section 4 which is adapted to overlie the shoulder of the wearer, said shoulder section 4 merging into and being integral with the upper side of the sleeve section 3 so as to form a continuous, unbroken,

integral, seamless stretch of the material of the body element from the outer end of the sleeve section to the inner end of the shoulder section. The lower portion of the sleeve section 3, as well as the lower portion of the shoulder section 4, on both the front and the back of the dress shield merges into and is integral with a wing section 5, there being one wing section on the front of the article and another wing section on the back of the article. The two wing sections are identical in shape and each wing section has a concavelycurved outer edge I l which extends from the bottom of the sleeve section to the bottom of the wing section, the two edges II being sewed together by means of a line of stitching 6 which follows the concavely-curved edges ll. Each wing section 5 has a progressively decreasing transverse dimension from its upper portion Where it merges into the sleeve section and the shoulder section to the lower end. The shoulder section l extends inwardly beyond the inner edge 23 of the wing sections and the inner edge of each wing section merges into the corresponding lower edge of the shoulder section in a continuous curve. The inner edges of the wing sections are free, unattached edges, and the line of stitching 6 constitutes the only means for holding the complete article in its operative wearable shape.

The lower part of the sleeve section 3 and the wing sections 5 have moist-proof or impervious characteristics which protect the wearers dress or outer garments from under-arm perspiration.

In donning the dress shield the wearer inserts her arm through the sleeve section 3 and adjusts the dress shield so that the shoulder section 4 overlies the shoulder of the wearer, as shown in Fig. 8.

When the dress shield is in proper position, the wing sections 5, which are connected together by the seam 6 extending from the lower end thereof to the under side of the sleeve section 3, will lie against and partly embrace the body of the wearer beneath the arm pits, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

The wing sections 5 and the under part of the sleeve section 3 can be made impervious to moisture by covering these sections with a facing l of moisture-proof material such, for instance, as rubberized fabric.

The dress shield, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, can conveniently be made from a one-piece, integral blank 8 of a shape shown in Fig. 4. This onepiece blank comprises a central portion 9 from which the sleeve section 3 and shoulder section 4 are formed, and the identical oppositely disposed extensions It from which the wing sections 5 are formed. Each extension I0 has the concavely curved edge I! which forms the curved edges ll of the wing sections of the complete dress shield.

' The dress shield is produced from this blank by folding it centrally so as to bring the curved edges H into mating relation, and then sewing said edges together as indicated at 6.

When this is done, the lower part of the blank in Fig. 4 will form the sleeve section 3, and the parts I2 of the blank together form the shoulder section 4 which overlies the shoulder of the wearer. The extensions It] then constitute the wings 5 of the completed dress shield, such wings being connected together along the mating curved edges H by the seam B, as shown in Fig. 1, said single seam being the sole means for retaining the one-piece blank in its operative usable shape. The sleeve section 3, the shoulder section 4, and the wing sections are all parts of an integral one-piece seamless blank or body member, and are thus integral with each other and, as stated above, the only seam necessary for holding the blank in its operative usable shape is the seam 6.

As stated above, the moisture-proof characteristic of the dress shield is provided for by applying a facing of rubberized or other impervious fabric to the extensions It of the blank, said facing extending to the sleeve edge I4 of the blank. When the blank is folded centrally and the edges II are sewed together by the seam 6, these facings 1 of impervious material will cover the lower half of the sleeve section 3 and also cover the wings 5.

For holding the dress shield in place after it has been donned, the shoulder portion 4 is preferably provided with a tunnel Hi to embrace a shoulder strap [9 by which the bra or any other similar garment is held in position. For this purpose the inner edge of the shoulder section may be provided with pairs of snap fasteners 16 arranged so that when the edge H of the shoulder section is folded over and the snap fasteners are connected together, the tunnel 15 will be formed. By using separable snap fasteners it is possible to put the dress shield in place and after tucking the shoulder edge underneath the shoulder strap 19, the edge of the shoulder section can be folded over and snapped together by the snap fasteners.

If it is desired, the wing sections 5 may be extended below the impervious facing i, as indicated at 18, thereby forming a lower flap which can be tucked into the waistband of any undergarment for the purpose of maintaining the dress shield in its proper position.

The construction of the dress shield is such that its proper position on the wearer will not be disturbed by the taking off or putting on of any dress or outer garment.

Furthermore, as stated above, the dress shield is so constructed that it can be put on and taken off independently of other garments, and when in place it affords complete protection against under arm perspiration.

The impervious facings I may be secured to the wings 5 in any suitable way as by stitching 20.

I claim:

A dress shield comprising a one-piece, inte gral, undivided body element fashioned to present a sleeve section, the outer end of which is adapted to completely encircle the arm of the wearer, an open bottomed shoulder section adapted to extend over and rest on the shoulder of the wearer and depending identical front and rear wing sections, said shoulder section being integral with and merging seamlessly into the upper part of the sleeve section and forming therewith a continuous, unbroken, seamless, in-

tegral stretch of the material of the body element extending from the outer end of the sleeve section to the inner end of the shoulder section, the front wing section being integral with and forming a seamless continuation of the lower portion of both the front part of the sleeve section and the front part of the shoulder section, the rear wing section being integral with and forming a seamless continuation of the lower portion of both the rear part of the sleeve section and the rear part of the shoulder section, the outer edge of each wing section being formed on a smooth concave curve extending from the bottom of the sleeve section to the bottom of the wing section, said outer curved edges of the wing sections having a mating relation and a line of stitching uniting said edges, which line of stitching extends closely adjacent and parallel to the mating curved edges of the wing sections, said shoulder section extending inwardly beyond the inner edges of the wing sections and said inner edges merging into the lower edges of the extended end portion of the shoulder section to present a smooth curve, said inner edges of the wing sections and the lower edge of the inner end portion of the shoulder section being free and unattached edges, and the extended end portion of the shoulder section being adapted to overlie the shoulder of the wearer and having means to be engaged by a shoulder strap of an undergarment Worn by the wearer to hold the dress shield in place, said wing sections and the under portions of the sleeve section being impervious to moisture, whereby when the dress shield is donned by a wearer the outer end of the sleeve section completely encircles the arm of the wearer and the line of stitching connecting the outer edges of the wing sections extends inwardly and downwardly in a continuous smooth curve from the lower portion or" the sleeve section at its outer end to the bottom of the wing sections, and both wing sections lie flat against the body of the wearer, the front wing section extending forwardly from said line of stitching and the rear wing section extending backwardly from said line of stitching, and the extended inner end of the shoulder section being positioned to be engaged by a shoulder strap of an undergarment of the wearer.

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